Papers of August von Gneisenau, ca. 1785-1831
Contributors: United States. National Archives and Records Service
Series: National Archives microfilm publications -- microcopy no. 211; NARA -- M211
Publisher: National Archives
Published: 1953
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Correspondence; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Sources; Campaigns; Personal narratives; Armed Forces; History
Notes: "Microcopy no. 211."

Listed in Microfilm resources for research (1986) as M211.

"This collection of Gneisenau's private and official papers consists, in general, of letters and reports sent and received, manuscript and printed copies of Cabinet orders, tables of disposition of troops of the Prussian and other armies, military and political studies and memoranda prepared by or submitted to Gneisenau, muster rolls and other records of units of the Prussian Army, and directives and circular letters issued by the Prussian Ministry of War. The papers concern such topics as the defense of Kolberg; the campaigns of 1813, 1814, and 1815; negotiations with French Government, 1814 and 1815; and the administration, organization, training, and equipment of the Prussian Army"--Introd., p. iii.